just in time for the morning commute. i'll timeline. that i'll see you back here. >> and this rain makes things look better than they are. >> that's true although it's great to see any kind of rain. we're at a south bay reservoir that gets pretty good run-off when it rains but this on and off rain probably won't produce much. >> watching race in lexington reservoir seems like an encouraging site during this drought. the water seems so plentiful, but one we talked to said the site is misleading. and he says the reservoir really is a boost. and the slight rain really won't help. >> if it keeps going down even further we might not have enough space to keep growing. the santa lara water district

-- the last significant rain was two weeks ago which means the ground was too dry to produce much run-off from today's rain and upcoming storms. >> the storms we're expecting this weekend. i wouldn't bank on a lot of water ending up in these reservoirs. we hope it will. p it's been very dry. >> the rain may not boost the reservoirs but it does help people trying to achieve the voluntary reduction in water use since most water use deals with landscaping. some people we talk to have the same idea. >> and right now, i turned all the water off from the front and backyard. and hoping for a little bit of rain. >> at this point, the south bay reservoirs are 40% capacity and would be much lower if the district wasn't pumping in federal water right now and the race is on to see it reserve or rain can beat this drought. >> i am all an optimistic guy, so i am going to hope the best will come. >> and tonight, the water district board

will also be hearing about some state bond measures that could be put before voters. coming up at 6:00, a look at how money from those measures would benefit the bay area. robert -- ktvu, channel 2 news. >> on ktvu.com, we posted the monitor where you can watch the reservoir levels in real-time for different reservoirs all across the state. look under our special drought section. new at 5:00, one man's attempt at a first date helps to land him in the custody of the soon mateo police. gave out his phone number in hopes of getting a date. that date ended with him behind bars facing burglary charges. live in san mateo. you just spoke with the bartender who caught the culprit's eye. >> that's correct. she is actually -- ashley collins. she works right here. she says early saturday morning, the man approached her and asked for a date. the accident hah happen -- that happened afterward proves that he had more than a date in mind. >> he gave me his number hoping

to hang out later. and then about a half an hour after that, we were taking out the trash, and when we came back, we noticed a couple of our tvs were outside the basement. >> he was outside in the alley way talking with her friends when -- asked her out. she didn't give him much thought until later when she noticed the missing items. she and another employee spotted him and approached him. he noticed he had switched his clothing. he was wearing a tee shirt he had found. he walked out like nothing had happened. so cohen called the police and toll them she had his number. surprisingly, it was the real number which misused to their advantage. >> and she gave us an opportunity to use an undercover capacity pose as that female employee set the suspect up to come and meet us. >> and police later arrested and searched his home and found a lot of stolen items inside. and he's also facing several charges including. as -- they have changed and added some new safety measures.

paul came pers -- chambers, ktvu, channel 2 news. a deadly crash police say they tried to prevent. freemont police say they tried to pull over a driver when he hit and killed a motorcyclist on freemont boulevard. that 23-year-old driver is now facing drunk driving charges. they first got a tip about the driver from a taco bell. employees there called to say he was drunk and belligerent at the drive- through. and officers saw the driver speeding before he allegedly hit the motorcyclist. ? the suspect got out of the vehicle and attempted to flee. it was at the point when a suspect was trying to go over a fence that the initial responding officer was finally able to catch up to him. >> the suspect has been identified as alexander yawn of emoryville. he's facing dui and resisting arrest charges. police anticipate there will be more charges to come. the name of the motorcyclist killed in the crash has not been released. oakland may still have a new law that

makes streets safer for people who are walking and bicycling by punishing aggressive drivers. counsel woman introduced an ordnance today that will make it a civil violations for drivers to harass pedestrians and bicyclists. a new report by her office, 184 pedestrians and bicyclist officers were killed and more than 9000 injured over the past 20 years. it's not clear how many were intentionally harmed by angry drivers. >> the intentional breaking in front of a bicyclist, throwing things out. verbal hah lassment is not acceptable on oakland streets, and significant leaning gain -- endangers these vulnerable roadway users. >> under her proposal, a victim could sue a driver for at least $1000 plus attorney fees. it goes before the public safety committee tonight and then on to the full city council april 1s. if approved, it would take affect by early may. and an apartment building reduced to rubble after a massive fire in houston. more than 200 firefighters scrambled to the scene as black smoke billowed out of a

construction site. all the workers got out safely one man. and firefighters now have that fire under control tonight. and developing news now in washington state. the word's no family wants to hear. a rescue operation has become a recovery effort. there are still 176 people missing. more an authorities saw it yesterday. the death toll stands at 14 after a massive landslide swept into a small town in washington taking homes and lives with it. sutures are using rescue dogs, sonar equipment and planes to try to find any sign of survivors. volunteers have come from far and wide to help including three people from the bay area who work for the red cross. >> the mission and this. >> in this -- and from a brutal recovery effort. it's been days since any survivors have been found after a massive mud slide wiped out an entire community on saturday. >> we requested mortuary teams

to assist us in this process. it pretty much speaks for itself. i said this yesterday and i am going to reiterate it. i believe in miracles and i believe people can survive these events. >> family and friends of the missing gather at a local church and pray for a miracle on people all over to help in any way they can. >> at this time, we're not accepting any more volunteers here. thank you so much for those that have come from near and far to volunteer. we are working diligently to try to get the volunteers that are here today. some of them to actually -- >> and from the national guard and the federal government are on scene working with local and state authorities, but conditions on the ground are rough. rescuers wade through mud and debris, but some compared to the aftermath of the eruption of m. st. helens. >> this is about a square mile. it's under 10 to 20 to 30 feet of suring and dirt right now. >> it may not get any better.

the nearby river is rising. and rain is expected to fall over the area for the next few days. that landslide covers about a square mile and is 15 feet deep in some places. rescuers estimate it took out nearly 50 homes and was caused by ground water that had saturated the ground. we look at the dangers of landslides here in the bay area and how easy it is or isn't to get landslide insurance for your home. that is coming up at 5:55. >> if you have been billed for app purchases, you either didn't work or remain accidentally, you might be getting a refund from apple. the kupertino-based company has sent an e-mail to itune users who made in-app purchases. those are purchases of extras available for installed apps and gains. apple's decision to make the refunds follows an ftc ruling in january ordering apple to pay at least $32 million to settle a case over in app purchases. the case involved a string of incidents were children were able to run up large bills on app purchases

when playing games on their parent's devices. state democrats won a round in the high speed rail funding battle. the assembly transportation committee voted against a bill today that would prevent the spending of federal funds on the $9.9 billion project unless matching state funds are immediately available. the project has been using federal funds so far because state funds from a bond measure are tied up by legal challenges. the bill's offer, president republican, jim patterson, described the project as a big vacuum cleaner. >> they are sucking up every dollar that we can get our hands on during the state without any accountability. it's dead wrong, and this committee failed to see that they have -- had an opportunity to hold back the irrational spending of the high speed rail authority. >> patterson says that taxpayers will be held accountable for the matching funds if they don't materialize from the state. >> two men have been arrested after a shooting that wounded eight people in san francisco. we showed you this surveillance video of the shooting last night at 10:00.

cameras captured a frantic crowd of people diving for cover as bullets flew. twenty-five-year-old curtis warren and 24-year-old very well jones were arrested with help from another department. >> and the emoryville pd knew who it was. they i.d.ed them. contacted us. we went over and were able to locate him and take him into custody without incident and the driver of who we believe was the driver of the car that night. >> and both men are charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and conspiracy charges, all eight victims are expected to survive. investigators say the shooting was sparked by an argument over a debt of less than $50 from a previous drug deal. and the intended target of the shooting wasn't injured. a federal appeals court is upheld. two san francisco gun laws after they were challenged by the nra. their ruling by the ninth u.n. circuit court of appeals says the city can require handgun owners to lock their guns up and store them with trigger locks. the ruling also upheld the city's other law which bans the sale of ammunition that expands on impact. the appeals court argued

these two laws tried to protect the public and do not trample on gun owner's rights. the nra says it plans to appeal. and microsoft is working on a patch that would make microsoft orrds less vulnerable to hackers n. comes after the company says it was targeted by cyber criminals. users can be infected by previewing an outlook e-mail. hackers targeted a flaw in the program that has to do with the way word handles rich text format files. the company has created a blog where users can download a patch and discuss defense strategies to guard against cyber criminals. our backyard is turning into a studio back lot. we explore what's behind a building frenzy put thing a spotlight on the bay area. >> plus a major gang bust lead 16 suspects behind bars. but this is only part of the solution. the special steps to stop crime before it even starts. >> that's really the best way to combat that. >> and today's rain is just a taste of what's to come. i'll have the timing on another storm in the area that will be hit the

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and inside or 8:00 arena this morning, there was a transformation under way getting that site ready for california's first ever we day. >> what is we day. how do you explain this? >> it is a reward for students doing amazing things. think of it as the superbowl but doing good. >> there is no charge to attend, but the 16,000 kids who will be here for what is going to be a celebration of all their good work have earned their speech. and fees are waiting for kids in palo alto. they collected food for the homeless and their pets. there will be spots for students from -- and in freemont for their work for the environment. san francisco tells us to attend the academic day school will be here because they help fund education in kenya. and children from st. phillip mary elementary school in alameda who shave their ed hads for canner and knitted scarves for the homeless will also be part of the day. >> and 9.6 million hours they lost during their way in.

$37 million for a thousand different charities. it's amazing the impact by kids. it -- for kids to make a difference. >>reporter: and it's not just kids. celebrities have earned their own thought to take part. they include martin saline, orlando bloom, seth rogen, selena gomez, jay coal, and big shawn and we day coshare, magic johnson. we day has seen an enormous success in days sag in seattle. for california, this is our first, but organizers promised this won't be the last. in oakland, claudine long, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> and you can watch tomorrow's we day event streaming live on ktvu.com starting at 9:30 tomorrow morning. the controversial i.d. of transporting crude oil by rail will be the topic of discussion at city council meetings in two bay area cities tonight. city heeders in richmond and berkely will talk about adopting resolutions opposing the transportation of crude oil by rail. the california energy commission says more than 6

million-barrels of crude oil were delivered to california by rail cars last year. lawmakers and others are concerned about the safety of transporting flammable and explosive crude oil. >> we don't have the ability now to respond quickly to deal with the emergency and especially if it were a fire emergency. >> one official with the department of fish and wildlife says there are more than 7000 points where trained crossed california waterways and says that that further raises concerns about the environmental impact of a crude oil accident in our state. and the berkely city council is set to meet at 7:00 p.m. the richmond city council is also set to discuss the matter. that meeting is set for 6:30 tonight. there is one more california condor flying free on the central coast tonight after being released this morning. as you can see, the condors met at the opening of the cage by a previously released condor. wildlife officials decided to keep three other birds at the enclosure until a further date because of the wet weather out there. and the live stream of the release online was made

possible by the oakland zoo and the wildlife society. and let's turn now to our bay area wealther and just as our chief meteorologist bill martin reported yesterday here at 5:00. bill, we saw the rain early on. it became widespread throughout the day. >> it did. it got widespread it. it came down heavy for a little while in some areas like oakland and a laneda. and let's take a look at the system as it passes through. this is system number one. in a series. here is one more coming blind this tomorrow morning. and -- behind this tomorrow morning. let's come in close and i'll show you the radar sweeps. and rain in the area. light now, we do have i alittle bit of activity in the santa cruz mountains. the rainfall has been relatively light as i mentioned, but some of these cells like this one over west side and santa cruise could begin some significant rainfall out of that. so we'll be tracking that. the system coming in tomorrow. it's more potent. we'll see a little bit more wind. we should see more rain. we could see up to an inch and a half. gusts in the hills tomorrow morning could go 20 to 30.

then we could see some thundershowers as we head into tomorrow afternoon and evening. and the computer model does this. here we will going through the night. so the rest of today and the rest of today and through tommied night -- midnight, scattered light showers. tomorrow morning, win morning. here comes the showers. so a wet morning commute so far. by 8:00 a.m., everybody is wet all the way to san jose. this is part of the heart of the storm between 8:00 and 9:00. by 10:00 a.m., you get some heavy showers on the peninsula, and it's kind of starting to die out. the afternoon just ends up widely scattered showers. that's kind of the plan tomorrow. your morning commute looks like it's going to be a wet one. how much rain could we say? a rough -- that's not going to work out. a rough computer model estimate. 76,100ths. that would be quite a bit. most areas a quarter inch to a half inch on the optimistic side. so let's hope that transpires. a winter storm warning will be in affect until thursday morning, and that's good news. about 5500 feet. you are going to see maybe one to two feet of know.

probable as we led into this evening. the five-day forecast with the bay area weekend. it will be rain and showers and tomorrow morning. that is the bulk of it. thursday, maybe a morning chance of a shower. thursday is a transition day. friday looks slightly unsettled. then saturday we get some more scattered showers. and we know that is going to happen tomorrow morning. it's going to be wet for the morning commute. the rest of this could organize into something. so come back tonight at 10:00 and we'll have .380est computer models. something may top develop in here and as we head into saturday night as well. just know that your wednesday morning commute is going to be wet. after that, we have unsettled weather in the forecast. and one of us is going to organize into some more opportunity for showers. so we'll have the latest on that. i'll update it again obviously at 6:00 and then again at 10:00. >> thank you, phil. >> that rain means good news for skiers and snowborders. the storm is expected to bring feet of snow with it. and it's already starting to come down up in the sear i can't. this is video for this afternoon coming up at 5:30.

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data. family members of the plane's passengers held an angry demonstration protesting the malaysian government's handling of the crisis. >> from the beginning, they just hide everything. and i don't think these kind of governments a liar or a murderer. >>reporter: the search is expected to resume tomorrow. the malaysian government has added an under water vehicle to its fleet of resources to help locate any wreckage of the missing aircraft. a deep sea black box locater is on its way to help with the search as well. wal-mart is recalling thousands of dolls because they can burn you. the dolls called my sweet love and my sweet baby cuddle care have circuit boards in their chest and can overheat. now thousands of the dolls are being recalledment wal-mart has received 12 reports of incidents including blisters. the electronic dolls are made by china's top electronic toys company and sold exclusively at wal-mart.

the google glass could be going from greek to sleek with new partnerships in the passing world. google said today it's working with ray-ban and oakley to make wearable technology less geeky. yesterday, we heard that the italian eyewear company is also working with google on the google glass. so far, only the people testing the wearable computers have had access to them. >> four men are and arrest in connection with last year's daring basejump from the top of one world trade center. three of them are accused of parachuting more than 1300 feet from the top of the nation's tallest building on september 30th. while a fourth man stayed on the ground and acted as a look- out. they were arrested yesterday and have been charged with felony burglary, wreckless endangerment, and jumping from a structure. coverage continues tonight as the bay area is getting its first significant rain in beaks. after the break, an update on the conditions out there right now and what we should expect in the coming hours. then stopping the problem before it starts. the strategy in schools to keep kids away from a life of crime. >> and a glimpse of hollywood.

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slick roads and a slow commute. much of the rain has passed, but it's not over yet. storm tracker two. it's on the left. there's a little bit of green on the radar and to the right. a live picture where there's some dark clouds. some rain drops on the lens but some sun peaking through the gray skies. >> let's bring bill martin. you are tracking the rain still, bill. >> that's right. the showers moved through earlier today. the heaviest rain now under the scattered shower area. the showers were light. unless you're in oakland and san francisco, you got two tenth -- tenths of an inch. and every else, .04 in napa. .02 in fairfield. light showers. there's more on the way. let's take a peak at the system as it slides through the bay area. there it goes around noontime. everybody got wet. assault way -- all the way to santa

rosa. the light radar. doppler radar spinning right now. most of the activity is circulating down in the san jose. some of the yellow representing alephier amount of rainfall. it's gotten a little closer here and you can see some significant rain. this quick cell on 237 there. it will be short-lived and move out of the area rapidly, but that's the nature of what we're going to see tonight. now, phase two is tomorrow morning during the morning commute. we're going to see a stronger weather system that will have a large impact on your bay area wednesday morning commute. i'll have the timeline for that. i'll see you back here. >> that same storm system is bringing snow to the sear i can't and while we have only seen a few flurries so far, more is expected tomorrow. kevin oliver shows us how skiers and businesses are guying gearing up. >> light snow started blowing across the sear i can't just as amy and her family came down the slopes at the ski resort. on vacation from southern california with letter family, she is hoping to wake up to

even more fresh no tomorrow morning. >> snow. >> and so the kids can go out and make snowmen and have fun. we'll see. >> the march snowstorm is a welcome site for many. the spring run-off has already picked up and many of the mountain tops across the sear i can't only have patches of snow left. boffo their snow-manging capabilities, they should be able to stay open until the end of their season in late april. this storm will give them a little boost. >> sometimes, you never know with the warm weather and the springtime here. but definitely going to make it until that day with this storm. >> caltrans say the warm weather early in the day could delay when chains will be required over the passes. if it wasn't for the grounding being so warm from the warm weather that we have had and the temperature here this afternoon. the 50 degrees rite now. we have a long way to go to actually get snow. >> kevin oliver, channel 2 news. >> and a reminer you can stay up to date with the latest weather conditions all over the bay area with our new ktvu weather app. it's available right now for apple

and android smartphones. breaking news in richmond where some police activity has shut down right now interstate 80. news chopper 2 is doing a god job of showing a number of police cars. this is happening near carlson boulevard. heavy police activity in the area. a photographer on the scene has seen cars that appears to be riddled with bullet holes. we also know that officers in the area. and outside of the warm building there. we see yellow police caution tape crossing one street. and at this point. now to a huge victory on

officials on the peninsula cracking down on gains -- gangs. sixteen arrests. we told you about those arrests last night. tonight we are learning that the efforts don't stop there. ktvu is live now at east palo alto at one school is working to stop the problem before it starts. >> and well here at ronald mcnair middle school in east palo alto. the doors stay open at 6:00 long after the last school bell. there's about 40% of the students here that take part in free afterschool programs at this school or they just come right next door to the boys and girls club keeping students busy is just one of the ways the district is trying to keep kids out of trouble. >> anna romera lived in east palo alto for 13 years. you never know where the bullets are going to come from, she told us, talking about the fear and uncertainty that exists in her neighborhood. people have been killed in our neighborhood, she says, and you never know where the next shooting is going to happen. soon mateo county officials say

the arrests of 16 accused east palo alto gang officials dealt a blow to organized crime but they say it's up to the community to stop the cycle of crime. ravenswood superintendent agrees. >> young people who go into the gang lifestyle do so because that is where they develop a sense of community, a sense of belonging, and a sense of succeeds and something. even if it's not a positive behavior. >> hernandez says the solution is to provide an alternative. >> do we remember on this date what they had? >>reporter: the ravenswood city school district has 3800 kids. all of them have access to free after-school programs. during the year, those schools rely on silicon valley engineers and scientists to serve as volunteer mentors and the district provides free off-campus outings several times a year to remind students that the world is bigger than the problems in their neighborhoods. >> this deeps them positive. it keeps them engaged. >>reporter: now, the 10% of students identified as high risk get to

meet regularly with counselors and the district partners with psychiatrists from stanford to provide support for students who witnessed violence in their communities. live in east palo alto, ktvu, channel 2 news. oakland police are -- people in the -- asking people in the city's montclair neighbored hood to stay alert as officers look for two men who robbed two women at gunpoint. investigators are checking surveillance video. video of the two armed robbers was captured by a camera at the parking garage on la salle avenue. the two victims were walking toward the garage yesterday afternoon when they were held up. at least one of the men was armed. police -- people around the area say the robbery in the middle of abysses city street is disturbing. >> we are asking everyone to be alert and call in suspicious behavior and try to prevent these crimes of opportunity. >>reporter: investigators aren't saying what the armed robbers got away with but do say the two women were very shaken

by the incident. >> san francisco police found an suv involved in a deadly hit-and- run accident last week. the white dodge durango was found yesterday near the scene of the accident at bayshore boulevard and visitation avenue. police say they have been in contact with their registered owners and have determined the vehicle was not stolen. nay say they do not have a suspect in custody. >> 82-year-old was hit and killed while walking on a crosswalk. millions of u.s. students began taking computer-based assessment tests. california is one of 36 states and the district of columbia taking the exams with a key board instead of pencil and paper. the common core tests helped determine math and english. in -- the initial field tests will be until june to work out kinks. students can take the test the old-school way on paper. san francisco is in the spotlight. >> free add tooer -- advertising for the city. >> the big production being filmed right now and the efforts to keep it

right where it is. >> plus the devastation in washing on the state raising questions about mud slide insurance. at 5:55, we'll explore who needs it and how much it will cost. >> i assume i'm not at your airport. >> it's 4013. have you landed. >> but first, we hear contusion on the tarmac after a pilot lands at the wrong airport.

the u.s. navy and a civilian died after a shooting at the naval station in virginia. it happened at pier one around 11:20 a.m. a civilian ordered a navy destroyer at norfolk and took a gun from a navy guard and shot allurer before a security officer was able to shoot him. no other injuries were reported. a motive for the shooting is not known at this time, and the investigation is still underway. >> and the religious freedom the quality of women. that is the big issue before the u.s. supreme court. while the justice heard oral arguments in the controversial birth control case, protesters rallied outside. one side is fighting for religious freedom. the other for religious rights. >> women need to be able to make the decisions for themselves and consult with their doctor. >> this is a family of faith. it has no problem with contraception. >> the case centers around two family-owned businesses including hon by lobby which provide health insurance to employees.

nay say they object to covering certain types of birth control including iuds and plan b saying it violates their religious beliefs. the obama administration says allowing religious groups exceptions could under mine the affordable care act. supporters of the law including east bay representative say corporate ceos shouldn't be allowed to impose their religious beliefs on to employees. >> we're playing bosses crossing over from the boardroom into the bedroom. and that is no place for bosses. this case here really is about employees. >> inside the courtroom, the justices appeared divided on the birth control rule. the supreme court is expected to make a decision this summer. audio recordings give us an idea of the surprise after a southwest flight landed at the wrong airport. >> and go ahead. >> yeah, i assume i'm not at your airport. >> and 4013. have you landed? >> yeah. >> and those were the works from the southwest pilot who

accidentally landed his plate at the wrong airport last january. and it is about seven miles away from his tenant destination, bran son, missouri. the faa released recordings showing the confusion of both the pilot and the controller -- comptrollers. the pilot on that plane remain on paided leave pending the outcome of investigation. >> it's lights, camera, action. in san francisco. >> a new tv series comes to the city. why some say san francisco isn't getting its fair share of the spotlight. then the low-down on landslide insurance. who needs it and just how much it will cost. right after the break, i'm tracking what will be a wet wednesday morning commute. the timeline for what you can expect on your drive to work.

the first major guidelines saying it will be treated like property, not currency. and under the new guideline, the federal tax laws that apply to property transactions apply to taxes using virtual currency. the irs says it also means that beiges paid in big points are subject to federal income tax withholding and payroll taxes. new at 5:00, hollywood film justice of the peace makers using a bay area backdrop as a big production gets underway in san francisco. a new crime show is shooting this week in the citier and city officials hope more big productions will follow suit.

stevenson is on the set right now with a push to keep filmmakers here in the bay area. david. >> can san francisco's film commission hopes to keep productions like this one from packing up after they shoot just a few days on the streets. hollywood came to san francisco's hall of justice today as fake cops and fake reporters swarmed actor james cromwell. >> something else was going on. it was a big trial. >>reporter: tnt's new san francisco based crime show, murder in the first, is shooting five days in the city and getting a lot of attention from regs. >> apparently the show is going to be premiering in june, so i'll be tuning in to see what they say. >> san francisco's film commission says film per approximate mitt revenues jump between 2012 and 2013 and impart from series such as mtv's the real world explosion and hbo's looking which is set to film here again this fall. more visibility means more tourist dollars. >> and free advertising for the city every time a san francisco.

and give me the idea of wow, looking at a credible place i wanted to see it. >> a new terminator movie and marble comic ashmp man are set to film here later this year. the problem is the shoots are often only a few days or weeks sometimes limited to simple exterior shots. >> we are competing with other states and countries who are offering very lucrative tax incentives to these productions. >>reporter: the city's film commission is lobbying to increase the california tax credit. locals watching today's shoot took it in stride. >> it's been a -- i've seen a whole lot crazier stuff right here. so this isn't that bad at all. >> san francisco does offer its own film and tv production tax credit, but it mostly benefits smaller productions including tv shows and independent films. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. a special ceremony was held to celebrate the devil slide coastal trail of san mateo county.

supporters were treated to a preview designed for hiking, biking, as well as horseback riding. some 30 years in the making. the trail runs 1.3 miles on the former highway 1 route. >> you're right on the edge of the ocean, and so many people remember having drove highway 1. and not been able to take their eyes off the road. but now, you get this opportunity to see these places and spend more time. >> park officials say the pathway offers expansive use of the ocean for cool in-- dolphin sightings. the official opening is thursday. >> even in the cloudy day. >> it's going to be beautiful out there. and main showers. and main showers move through around noon today, and now we're just gettinging scattered stuff. here is the system coming through. we're coming close. i'll show you where the rain is happening mostly down near the south bay.

out by park community and evans road, we have some heavier showers. a few light showers. this is slow in the commute. and we'll take a commute here. and those yellows. oranges with rainfall. on the eastern side of the santa clara. san jose downtown getting some heavy rain right now. and as we go into tonight and tomorrow morning, more showers. more rain in the forecast. for the morning commute. that is going to be a stronger weather system that we are seeing now. here we are tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. the morning commute is going to be wet. wet on the road roads and wet falling from the sky. 9:00 a.m. that is when the heaviest rain will be and breaks off around 10:00 a.m.

you get a few scattereded showers and goes into what we are seeing outside right now. the rest of the day tomorrow is cloudy. scattered shower here. sunshine there. the afternoon after lunchtime is going to dry up around here for tomorrow. the rainfall accumulations -- well, you could see anywhere from half inch of rain to maybe three quarters of an inch in oakland. that would be impressive for this system. i suspect most areas will see a quarter inch to a half inch at best. the system will bring more rain. and mostly aabove 5500 feet. i think they'll probably see that. maybe two and a half feet. that's good news. it's going to keep going. this moisture will get stuck up on that west slope. the five-day forecast. here you go for tomorrow morning. we know tomorrow morning is going to be wet. i said this earlier. the rest of this. it's an unsettled pattern. all of these things there's a slight chance for some sprinkle or shower activity.

tonight at 10:00 come back. i'll have the latest models and we'll be on the dot. models will start to coollesses on some of this stuff here and dial it down. right now just know morning commute wet. afternoon commute relatively dry tomorrow. thursday should be partly cloudy with a few sprinkles. friday and saturday might turn into something more or something less. i'll let you know. there's the five-day morning commute is going to be messy. and the other day, it looks like winter, but it's spring. >> that's how it is. thank you, bill. we want to bring you an update on that breaking news out of richmond. police activity near interstate 80 at carlson boulevard. police have just arrested three people that they say were involved in a shooting this morning. nobody was hit by that gunfire. and police are baiting for a search warrant to go into an apartment building to try to recover a gun they they was involved. a live picture from news chopper 2 overhead and if there's anything new to tell you about during the rest of this show, we'll pass it along. it's a day that few people

think about. >> i have not had a single request from any business owner or homeowner for landslide insurance. >> after the break, we explore why it's so hard to get covered and how much homeowners would have to pay. >> back now with more on what we are looking at for 6:00. some bay area police departments are struggling to fill their rank. others are overflowing with officers. how this advantage is giving some schools some extra level of protection. >> plus. >> they're going to have to drag me. the sheriff department will have to come with three or four big guys. >> dozens of people in danger of losing their homes. the mistake that could be to blame. and a former teacher accused ovating students on camping trips and molesting them. two investigate the permission slips he asked parents to sign right before he was arrested. these stories and more coming up in less than ten minutes after 6:00. [doorbell rings]

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and for review. it's a danger many people don't think about. and washington state. landslide. and now, you can get insurance for landslides, but do you need it here in california? new at 5:00, ktvu is live at islandslide site in soon pablo with a nasty surprise, tom. some homeowners may be in for. >> look at this. this is not getting any worse because of the drought, but it certainly isn't getting any better. you see a landslide such as this one promises financial devastation. january, 2005, the massive landslide killed ten people when it engulfed near ventura. enough land to fill more than 5 million dump trucks destroyed the town. march of 1998, a landslide four times larger damaged homes in the freemont hills. still slowly creeping hillside remains a threat to this day especially in the spring of heavy rain years. three years ago here in

san pablo, six homes in this hillside were severely damaged by a landslide. the city and residents are fighting it out over who is responsible because homeowners quickly learned that insurance policies are as much about what isn't covered as what is. land movements are specifically exempted including earthquakes unless you buy a separate expensive policy. volcano damage excluded. landslides, excluded. the landslide coverages available. it's rare according to balance nut creek insurance broker whether or not has been selling insurance for 35 years. >> and to this very day here. it's 2014. i have not had a single request from any business owner or homeowner for landslide insurance. >> only ultrahigh risk companies. if he can get it at all, prices solely based on your particular property risk such as proximity to hills, under lining soils, age and type of construction. >> we're an event to be

insurable for an insurance company, they believe in getting hundreds of system exposures to participate to cover common cause of landslide. >> one washing on the state broker told me if you could get it, pay double your current homeowner's insurance rates and more if you can get it. ktvu, channel 2 news. now at 6:00, spring showers aarrive in the bay area. we're tracking the wet weather and just how long it's going to last. >> some saying old is new again in walnut creek. going out to the schools when they call us. when they catch somebody. that's too late. the lesson officers hope to teach students by returning to the city school campuses. >> and driven hundreds of miles in a tanker truck. then pulled by boat up river. the land to water operation to save the salmon in the base of california's

drought. this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >> there were bursts of rain. and a live look at san francisco. >> clouds overhead and more rain is headed our way. more rain headed our way. >> ktvu's robert honda is looking into the impact now this week's rain. and and he went through the heaviest heaviest about noon today. you'll see it right there. see the front sliding through about lunchtime for most of us. it flew through quickly. now we have widely scattered showers. in the south bay east of fleemont right now i have some significant shower. you see this area. that's raining pretty hard on the 680. over here on 262 right here. it's come south